Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI) dengan kerjasama Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) telah menganjurkan Program I’m Setpada 24 Mei 2011 bertempat di Dewan Serbaguna, Menara Usahawan, MITI Putrajaya. Majlis pelancaran telah disempurnakan oleh YBhg Dato’ Abdul Ghafar Musa, Pengarah Kanan, Bahagian Pembangunan Keusahawanan (BPU), MITI. Objektif program ini adalah untuk melahirkan perunding perniagaan yang terdiri daripada kalangan graduan yang akan memberikan perkhidmatan Book Keepingkepada 600 usahawan mikro dan kecil bumiputera selama setahun. Program I’m Set ini dikhususkan kepada para usahawan daripada program MITI seperti usahawan daripada Program Groom Big, Satu Daerah Satu Industri (SDSI), Program Pusat Pengumpulan dan Pemasaran Produk Usahawan (4PU) serta usahawan dari Persatuan/ Dewan Perniagaan. Seramai 300 orang usahawan bumiputera telah menghadiri majlis ini. Di samping itu, MITI juga telah berkerjasama dengan Iskandar Malaysia...

The 2011 APEC Economic Policy Report (AEPR) was released on the sidelines during the meetings of APEC officials in Big Sky, Montana, United States from 7-21 May 2011. The report shows the progress of individual APEC economies in pursuing domestic structural reforms. It also evaluates APEC’s work in raising awareness of the importance of structural reforms, and building the capacity of its member economies, particularly developing ones, to carry them out. The AEPR 2011 shows various research results which underscore the importance of undertaking structural reform to achieve economic growth. A study by APEC has found that reform in key infrastructure industries in member economies has resulted in lower prices for consumers, increased consumer choice and improved efficiency and productivity. It has also estimated that further reform in the energy, telecommunications and transport sectors of the APEC region will generate USD175 billion a year in additional income. Many programmes...

YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri telah menyertai Forum Ekonomi Islam Sedunia Ke-7 (WIEF) di Astana, Kazakhstan dari 7-9 Jun 2011. Forum Ekonomi Islam Sedunia Ke-7 pada tahun ini bertemakan “Menglobalkan Pertumbuhan: Jalinan, Bersaing dan Bekerjasama” (Globalizing Growth: Connect, Compete, Collaborate) bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kerjasama ekonomi dan perniagaan di kalangan negara-negara ahli Pertubuhan Persidangan Islam (OIC). Forum selama tiga hari itu, yang melibatkan penyertaan dari Ketua-ketua Negara dan Menteri-menteri, turut mempunyai sesi khas bagi ahli perniagaan wanita, pemimpin muda serta pameran. Pada 8 Jun 2011, YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed telah menyampaikan ucapan bertajuk “Peluang dan Cabaran Pelaburan” (Investment Opportunities and Challenges) bagi mempromosikan Malaysia sebagai destinasi pelaburan, serta inisiatif terkini yang dijalankan pihak Kerajaan seperti Model Baru Ekonomi dan Program Transformasi...

YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry presented to the public the ‘Malaysia International Trade and Industry Report 2010’ on 14 June 2011 at MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC). Five hundred guests comprising of representatives from foreign missions, trade associations, industrial organisations and exporters, economists and business students from thirteen universities in Klang Valley participated in the launching ceremony. The Report contains highlights of Malaysia’s trade, investment, industrial and entrepreneurship activities and developments in 2010. The Malaysian economy grew by 7.2% in 2010 and demonstrated the country’s underlying strength and resilience. Strong domestic demand and a steady recovery in global trade helped deliver a strong turnaround in 2010. The Minister emphasised that private sector will continue to assume the main role of driving the nation’s economic growth. To facilitate private sector’s...

The Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA) will come into effect on 1 July 2011. The free trade agreement addresses issues related to the liberalisation of trade in goods, trade in services, investments and economic cooperation. It is Malaysia’s fourth bilateral FTA after Japan, Pakistan and New Zealand.The benefits provided by MICECA are in addition to those already made available under the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIG) which was implemented on 1 January 2010. Under MICECA, Malaysia and India will progressively reduce or eliminate tariffs on an agreed list of industrial and agricultural products between 1 July 2011 and 31 December 2019. Malaysian exporters will enjoy free duty market access for rubber products, chemical products and electrical equipment from 1 July 2011. Imports from India into Malaysia will enjoy zero or lower duties for live animals and meat, textile materials and manufactures of metal beginning 1 July 2011. For...

Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) dengan kerjasama Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) dan Kerajaan Negeri Pahang akan menganjurkan “Program Transformasi Halal” (PTH), di Gambang, Pahang pada 30 & 31 Julai 2011. Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak akan merasmikan majlis penutup pada 31 Julai 2011.   Objektif utama PTH adalah untuk: i) mewujudkan peluang perniagaan berteraskan Halal serta meningkatkan aktiviti keusahawanan. ii) meningkatkan lagi pelaburan domestik di Malaysia melalui penglibatan industri yang lebih agresif iii) mewujudkan sumber baru dalam usaha meningkatkan modal insan serta peluang-peluang berteraskan Halal.   Program ini menampilkan segmen Ekonomi, Pendidikan dan Edutainment (Hiburan berteraskan Pendidikan) di dalam industri Halal. Satu pameran besar-besaran yang melibatkan lebih daripada 100 ruang pameran dan astaka dapat dikunjungi oleh orang ramai. Di samping itu seminar bertajuk ‘Program Transformasi...

Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) made a five-day working visit to Brussels and London from 11-15 July 2011 in conjunction with the official visit of Prime Minister to the United Kingdom from 12-15 July 2011.   The visit was successful in further strengthening and enhancing economic, trade and investment relations with Belgium and the United Kingdom. The Minister held bilateral talks with Mr. Karel De Gucht, EU Trade Commissioner on 11 July 2011 in Brussels. Among the topics discussed were Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement negotiations, halal issues and WTO Doha Development Agenda negotiations. He also held business meetings with the Belgian companies, who have shown their interest to invest and expand their operations in Malaysia where the Minister assured that MIDA will provide assistance to them.   In London, the Minister attended a Roundtable Session with captains of the industries. Issues highlighted include...

The US-ASEAN Business Council conducted its annual Senior Executives Business Mission to Malaysia from 19-21 July 2011 aimed at promoting stronger business-to-business linkages between Malaysian and US multinational companies (MNCs). The delegation comprised of 43 senior business executives representing 20 US MNCs and to date, it is the largest delegation to Malaysia. This visit demonstrated that there is a growing interest by US MNCs to invest in Malaysia. On 20 July 2011, the delegation met Dato’ Jacob Dungau Sagan, Deputy Minister (Industry) and several views on bilateral trade and economic issues were exchanged. Issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) were also discussed. The Deputy Minister also took the opportunity to brief the delegation on Malaysia’s reform agenda, in particular the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). The US delegation applauded Malaysia’s approach to engage more private sectors in...